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An Instance of the Fingerpost Hardback Simon Winchester seeks to answerOxford, 1660s. A scholar is dead, a woman stands accused, and four men tell their versions of the truth. Each testimony contradicts the last and only one reveals what truly happened. Pears' sweeping novel combines intellectual intrigue with page turning mystery. An Instance of the Fingerpost is a triumph of storytelling: erudite, immersive and utterly gripping. 'A novel that combines the simple pleasures of Agatha Christie with the intellectual